Lesotho Arable Land 1961-2024

Arable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.
  • Lesotho arable land for 2021 was 429,000, a 0% increase from 2020.
  • Lesotho arable land for 2020 was 429,000, a 0% increase from 2019.
  • Lesotho arable land for 2019 was 429,000, a 0.07% decline from 2018.
  • Lesotho arable land for 2018 was 429,300, a 3.7% increase from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Hectares
India 154,447,948
Nigeria 36,872,000
Ukraine 32,924,000
Pakistan 30,510,000
Indonesia 26,300,000
Sudan 20,994,840
Myanmar 10,990,000
Bangladesh 8,110,000
Morocco 7,512,000
Vietnam 6,787,000
Cameroon 6,200,000
Kenya 5,800,000
Philippines 5,590,000
Angola 5,373,000
Bolivia 4,868,367
Ghana 4,708,900
Cambodia 4,120,140
Uzbekistan 4,016,100
Zambia 3,800,000
Egypt 3,077,000
Tunisia 2,831,300
Moldova 1,711,000
Nicaragua 1,503,000
Sri Lanka 1,372,000
Mongolia 1,332,800
Kyrgyz Republic 1,287,400
Lao PDR 1,224,000
Honduras 1,018,000
El Salvador 721,000
Republic of Congo 550,000
Mauritania 450,000
Lesotho 429,000
Papua New Guinea 331,000
Georgia 312,000
Eswatini 177,000
Timor-Leste 111,500
Bhutan 94,000
Cabo Verde 50,000
West Bank and Gaza 41,900
Solomon Islands 23,000
Vanuatu 20,000
Sao Tome and Principe 4,000
Djibouti 3,000
Kiribati 2,000
Micronesia 2,000
Lesotho Arable Land - Historical Data
Year Hectares Per Capita Percent
2021 429,000 0.19 14.13%
2020 429,000 0.19 14.13%
2019 429,000 0.19 14.13%
2018 429,300 0.20 14.14%
2017 414,000 0.19 13.64%
2016 352,000 0.16 11.59%
2015 219,000 0.10 7.21%
2014 272,300 0.13 8.97%
2013 248,100 0.12 8.17%
2012 281,300 0.14 9.27%
2011 308,000 0.15 10.14%
2010 322,000 0.16 10.61%
2009 335,000 0.17 11.03%
2008 358,000 0.18 11.79%
2007 325,000 0.16 10.70%
2006 303,000 0.15 9.98%
2005 323,000 0.16 10.64%
2004 310,000 0.16 10.21%
2003 300,000 0.15 9.88%
2002 300,000 0.15 9.88%
2001 330,000 0.17 10.87%
2000 330,000 0.17 10.87%
1999 325,000 0.16 10.70%
1998 325,000 0.16 10.70%
1997 325,000 0.16 10.70%
1996 322,000 0.16 10.61%
1995 320,000 0.17 10.54%
1994 325,000 0.17 10.70%
1993 330,000 0.18 10.87%
1992 332,000 0.18 10.94%
1991 319,000 0.17 10.51%
1990 317,000 0.18 10.44%
1989 301,000 0.17 9.91%
1988 339,000 0.20 11.17%
1987 326,000 0.19 10.74%
1986 287,000 0.17 9.45%
1985 304,000 0.19 10.01%
1984 297,000 0.19 9.78%
1983 283,000 0.18 9.32%
1982 288,000 0.19 9.49%
1981 298,000 0.21 9.82%
1980 292,000 0.21 9.62%
1979 305,000 0.22 10.05%
1978 289,000 0.22 9.52%
1977 288,000 0.22 9.49%
1976 355,000 0.28 11.69%
1975 372,000 0.31 12.25%
1974 355,000 0.30 11.69%
1973 355,000 0.31 11.69%
1972 355,000 0.32 11.69%
1971 360,000 0.34 11.86%
1970 368,000 0.36 12.12%
1969 365,000 0.37 12.02%
1968 365,000 0.38 12.02%
1967 360,000 0.39 11.86%
1966 360,000 0.41 11.86%
1965 355,000 0.41 11.69%
1964 355,000 0.43 11.69%
1963 353,000 0.44 11.63%
1962 353,000 0.45 11.63%
1961 358,000 0.47 11.79%